New anti-G suits being developed for PAK-FA
: TOMILINO, near Moscow May 18
The research and production corporation Zvezda has made trial samples of the anti-G suit and other life-support systems for pilots flying G5 fighter jets, and are testing them, Zvezda General Director and General Designer Sergei Pozdnyakov told Interfax-AVN.
“The anti-G suit, the partial-pressure helmet and the oxygen mask are being developed as part of a plan to create the G5 fighter jet. The centrifuge testing has got underway. The entire testing program will last until the end of the year,” Pozdnyakov said.
“The aircraft designers have created a super-maneuverable plane.
But the pilot must have a reliable life support system at his disposal to cope with maneuvers and g-loads. The life support system under development will allow the pilot to conduct air battles of any complexity,” he said.
The anti-G suit’s primary mission is to prevent the outflow of blood from the head to the feet and to ease the crushing strain. The pilot won’t lose consciousness if such measures are taken,” said Pozdnyakov.